Chords for The Road Goes on Forever

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_ Cher was a waitress at the only joint in town.
She had a [G] reputation as a girl who'd been around.
[D] Down Main Street after midnight, a brand new pack of cigs.
A fresh [G] one hanging from her lips, a beer between her legs.
[A] She'd ride down to the river and meet with all her [G] friends.
The road goes on forever and the party never [D] _ ends. _ _ _
_ _ Sonny was a loner, holding them breads.
[G] He was joined in the Navy but couldn't pass the pit.
So [D] he hung around town, he sold little pot.
[G] The law caught wind of Sonny, but one day he got caught.
[A] But he was back in business when they set him free again.
[G] The road goes on forever and the party never [D] ends.
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_ _ [D] Sonny was playing eight ball at the joint where Cher works.
When some drunken out of towner put [G] his hand up Cher's skirt.
[D] Sonny took his pool cue, laid the drunk out on the floor.
[G] Stuffed a dollar in her tip jar, walked on out the door.
[A] She's running right behind him, reaching for his hand.
[G] The road goes on forever and the party never [D] ends. _ _ _ _
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_ _ [D] They jumped into a pickup, Sonny jammed her down in gear.
[G] Sonny looked at Cher and said, let's get on out of here.
[D] The storm dried a bubble, the moon was in the east.
[G] The sun was setting on them when they reached Miami Beach.
They got [A] a motel by the water and a quarter bomb page.
[G] The road goes on forever and the party [D] never ends.
[A] They _
_ _ [D] soon ran out of money, but Sonny knew a man.
[G] Who knew some Cuban refugees that dealt in contraband.
[D] Sonny met the Cuban in a house just off the road.
With a [G] briefcase full of money and a pistol in his boot.
[A] The car burned on the table when the law came busting [D] in.
[G] The road goes on forever and the party [D] never ends.
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_ _ [D] Cubans grabbed the goodies, Sonny grabbed the jack.
[G] He broke the bathroom window and climbed on out the back.
[D] Cher drove the pickup through the alley on the side.
[G] Where a law man attacked Sonny and was reading him his right.
[A] She stepped out in the alley with a single shot for ten.
[G] The road goes on forever and the party never [D] ends.
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_ They left the law man lying, they made their getaway.
[G] Got back to the motel just before the break of day.
[D] Sonny gave her all the money and he blew a little [Dm] kiss.
If [G] they asked you how this happened, say I forced you into [D] this.
[A] She watched them as the taillights disappeared around the bend.
[G] The road goes on forever and the party never ends.
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_ It's Main Street after midnight just like it was before.
Twenty-one months later at the local grocery store.
Cher buys a paper and a cold six-pack of beer.
[G] The headlines read that Sonny is going to the chair.
[A] She pulled back on to Main Street in her new Mercedes Benz.
[G] The road goes on forever and the party never [D] ends. _ _ _ _
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